Selfie obsessed brands Recently there has been a new trend called ‘’selfies’’. As you all know, it’s people taking pictures of themselves. Brands have been using this trend as a type of advertisement. Last year (2013), there was a huge growth in brands which used selfies. Number of brands running selfie contests from Facebook were…
Details
Marc Quinn is a fifty years old, contemporary British artist who is known for “Self” which he made from his own frozen blood and “Alison Lapper Pregnant” which is a sculpture of Alison Lapper (it has been installed on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square). He investigates “the relationship between nature and culture as well…
Details
Everyone knows of the newest game app; Flappy Bird. Not because it’s a fun or entertaining game, but because it is the most annoying yet addictive game ever played. The game only needs you to do one thing; tap. You must keep your bird flying while avoiding the long tubes. Yes, it doesn’t sound interesting…
Details
During the Spanish Civil War in mid 20th century, fascist leader Francisco Franco ruled the country with 3 main activities: Fiesta, Flamenco and Football. Whenever he lost his authority or if the public started to question him, he controlled the country with football and manipulated his people. Spanish people were in love with football and…
Details
There is an anti-government protest going on in Russia these days. The anti-government protestors and the Ukranian riot police are in a very dangerous clash that could lead to some bloody days in Russia. Anti-government protesters reinforced barricades and braced for a fresh assault by the riot police today, after a day of fierce clashes…
Details
Based on the surveys that have been made during these two years we have found out that most relationships or marriages break up on the social media. %79 of the respondents were using sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc.. Some of the respondents had met their ex online and dated online as well. Another…
Details
In the police report regarding Kurt Cobain’s death, the death of Kurt Cobain in April 1994 is shown as a suicide. There is, however, ample evidence that it was in fact an act of murder. The biggest reason that Cobain’s death is shown as a suicide is the fact that the same week Cobain was…
DetailsIn the January transfer window, many teams such as Galatasaray, bought a lot of players. Galatasaray head coach Roberto Mancini decided that the age average of the teams is too high, so he chose younger players that will bring that average lower. Galatasaray team bought 8 players: The first player is Izet Hajrovic,…
Details
It’s easy to see that citizens in different areas of Turkey do not exactly live under the same circumstances, and while there are developed cities, there are also quite a few underdeveloped ones. Unfortunately, the quality of education in these parts of Turkey is also very different from the luckier parts. While there are 45…
Details
Nazım Hikmet is one of the most great poets of Turkey. In one of his poems, he says he is a walnut tree with one hundred thousand leaves. Here is the poem: The Walnut Tree My head a foam of clouds, the sea inside and outside of me, I am a walnut tree at Gulhane…
Details
CNN México “A las revelaciones acerca de que la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional (NSA, por sus siglas en inglés) espió en 2012 al entonces candidato Enrique Peña Nieto y nueve de sus asesores, se agregaron este domingo nuevas pruebas de que Estados Unidos también espió en 2010 al presidente Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) y miembros de…
Details
Recently, the US government had to cease all unnecessary activities because of its inability to agree on the new fiscal year plan. This caused thousands of people to be forced to take vacations without salary, trying to save money to the state. To prevent a possible uprising and extreme dissatisfaction of these people, a bill…
Details
